1. Positive statement referring to a strange or innovative programming or technical task, project or idea.
2. Technical wonder; remarkable technical achievement.
3. Negative statement referring to an un-optimized, lazy or otherwise ignorant method of programming that somehow (or sometimes) gets the job done (eventually).
2. Technical wonder; remarkable technical achievement.
3. Negative statement referring to an un-optimized, lazy or otherwise ignorant method of programming that somehow (or sometimes) gets the job done (eventually).
Positive: "The spyware code Joe Snuffy created was hacktastic!"
Negative: "This code is hacktastic. It either returns the correct data or crashes the client. Please fix it."
Negative: "This code is hacktastic. It either returns the correct data or crashes the client. Please fix it."
by jwh_1997 January 26, 2006
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The kind of work that requires actual professionals to fix or repair properly.
The resulting work of a fake or incompetent mechanic or wannabe mechanic.
The kind of work that requires actual professionals to fix or repair properly.
The resulting work of a fake or incompetent mechanic or wannabe mechanic.
The previous excuse for a mechanic did work so hacktastic that it created exponentially more work to fix the problem than it should have.
This hacktastic work is the result of someone who thought they knew what they were doing.
This hacktastic work is the result of someone who thought they knew what they were doing.
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